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The House Hotel Nisantasi

Istanbul, Turkey

Istanbul’s The House Hotel Nisantasi is a Bosphorous-facing design dream, with Autoban interiors, spacious suites and statement style pieces, such as chairs that look more like birdcages. This seven-storey city terrace has been remastered to match the slick district it inhabits – the smart black entrance sets the tone, and inside it just gets better.

Need to know

• Rooms 45, including nine suites.
• Rates Double rooms from $220.15 (€166), excluding tax at 8 per cent.
  The price shown represents the lowest nightly rate for a double room available at this hotel over the next 21 days. Any price conversions from the hotel's local currency (€166) have been conducted using today's exchange rates from xe.com.
• More details Rates include buffet breakfast.
• Facilities Free WiFi throughout, gym and book/CD/DVD library. In rooms: flatscreen TV, CD/DVD player, iPod dock, minibar, free bottled water and L’Occitane bath products.
• Check-out 12pm, but flexible (free until 2pm, 50 per cent of an extra night thereafter). Earliest check-in, 3pm.
• Children Cots for babies are free, and extra beds can be added at no cost for children under six (€60 a night if they're older). Babysitting with a local nanny costs €50 an hour. More...
• Also Pets that weigh under 5kg (designer dogs, etc) can stay for an extra €20. Some smoking rooms are available. In-room beauty treatments can be arranged.

Food and drink at The House Hotel Nisantasi

• Hotel restaurant The restaurant, bar and lobby all merge into one relaxed, refined, open-plan space, dominated by big Sezer Arici prints and an edgy Autoban bookcase. It’s quality over quantity, menu-wise: there are just four finely tuned dishes to pick from. Expect burgers, steaks and herb-crusted salmon.
• Dress code City-slicker smart.
• Top table Sidle up to the bar and settle in for a cocktail-making show.
• Last orders Breakfast is served from 7am until 11am; lunch is between midday and 4pm; dinner runs from 6pm until 10.30pm.
• Room service Anything from the restaurant can be ordered in-room between 7am and 10.30pm.
• Hotel bar The bar is in the same room as the restaurant, with a mirrored back wall, marble counter and elegant Autoban stools. The French management have ensured there’s plenty of fine wines in stock, but the more adventurous should go for a white chocolate martini and a Raki cocktail. The delicious House Lemonade has a closely guarded recipe.

The House Hotel Nisantasi Abdi Ipekci Cad. no:34, Istanbul, Turkey, 34637